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Testimony to Shri Eswaran’s international efforts and passion for improving the quality of global primary education and its workforce….

Testimony to Shri Eswaran’s international efforts and passion for improving the quality of global primary education and its workforce is his unanimous election as an executive member and the Vice President of EI by the teachers’ union of 188 countries in December 2009.  Shri Eswaran outlined three future directions for his global work in 2009: 1. Development of solidarity to make unions strong; 2. Emphasis on the environment, and raising awareness among youth, and 3. Making gender balance a reality in schools and thereby in wider society. During his global tenure, he served as an expert and task force member in the International Labour Organisation (ILO), where he actively led and contributed towards teachers’ rights, child labour, women’s protection, and education.  He was serving as the Vice President of EI and many of these international and national positions until he passed away in 2014.  It’s of utmost importance to note that Shri Eswaran has always dedicated success and accomplishments in all spheres of his life to his fellow teachers, educators, and unionists, whom he has always considered part of his bigger family.